Combined dirigible airship and nonsinkable sailing vessel for passenger service



May 8, 1928. 1,668,720

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ING VESSEL M. JELALIAN COMBINED DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIP AND NONSINKABLE SAIL n OR PASSENGER SE RVICE Filed Nov. 19. 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 l'ys, 192s. A 1,668,720 M. JELALIAN COMBINED DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIP AND NONSINKABLE SAILING VESSEL FOR PASSENGER ,SERVICE Filed Nov. 19. 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 wtnesses vlzlzfentorz Patented May 8, 192.8.

` UNITED STATES.

j 1,668,720 PATENT oFFlcE.

MARTIN JELALIAN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

COMBINED DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIP AND N ON SINKABLE SAILING ESSEL FOB PASSENGER SERVICE.

Application lcd November 19, 1926. Serial No. 149,545.

The object of the invention is to provide a combined dirigible and non-sinkable salling vessel designed to travel on land and Water, especially on water, to serve as a combined air-craft and sailing vessel for pas- Y vation of th senger service to travel a considerable long distance. The craft is provided with a series of propellers and .wings to propel the same forward with a great amount of speed and afford the latter an unusual amount of lifting capacity with its central and side assistant gas-balloons. i

The'detailed description of the invention is illustrated in the accornpanying six sheets of drawings forming a part o this specification in which: v

Fig. 1 is a front elevation illustrating two of its forwardly side liydroaero-planes as relative to the ship and the gas-bag inclosing frames.

.F ig. 2 is a side perspective view showing a pair of its side hydro-aero-planes as in connection with the ship.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the connections of the and the hydroaero-planesy F ig. 4 is a side perspective View showing the side assistant gas-bag inclosing frames as arranged upon the top of the planes projecting from the sides of the ship with one of the side assistant gas-bag inclosing frames and the hydro-aerosplanes beneath said side-projecting planes omitted.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of Fig. 4 provided with its side assistant ing frame.

Fig. 6 is a top detail view of the winged device.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged side detail view of the spring-cushion landing device.

Fig. 8 illustrates the side prospective elee main central gas-bag inclosing frame with its outer layer as partly removed and showing its detailed inner construction.

Fig. 9 is afront elevational detail View of one of' the side hydro-aero-planes, and

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of the forward portion of the ship.

eferring to the nates a ship which may be buoyantly constructed and provided with a light equipment for driving the same forward on water in the usual manner.

Mounted above said ship -a upon a series 0f Vertical SUPPO??? #412 @2* is a or lateral prjections -a",

gas-bag inclosing frames gas-bag lnclosframe -a1- which extends longitudinally to the ship Said frame `al@ comprises a series of transversely extending connecting supports f-ez, e2 a wire netting -a. and a layer of canvas `e1"` designed to serve as a' lane. y strip or ayer of fine tin -f3- is secured upon the bottom of said plane and extends centrally and longitudinally to the latter.

The frame a1- is provided with flanges afwhich extend outwardly'from each side thereof and each of said flanges -a", a9 comprises a series of connecting supports, a fine wire netting and a layer of canvas in the same manner as frame -a1- in order to provide a large disposed surface with the latter to serve as a plane for the craft.

The ship is also provided with a series of main connecting supports7 fe, e,` extending obliquely centrally upon the bottom of' each of the said flanges or lateral projectlons -a9, a9-. Secured upon the top of the frame-a1- and extending longitudinally to thel same is a main gas-balloon inclosing frame supporting guard frame -e9 which supports the main gas-bag inclosing frame -a3 and said guard frame -e9 comprises longitudinally extending supports 223'- and transversely arranged connecting supports -p1.

' 791- and also connecting wires -`i0, pand a layer of canvas secured to the same.

Secured upon the top of the outwardly extending lateral projections a9, 1U- are smaller gas balloon inclosing frame supporting guard frames #3, r3` which extend centrally vand longitudinally to the said lateral projections a9, a"` each side of the main central gas bag inclosing frame a3 and support side assistant gas-bag enclosing frames -a, a5-. Each of' the smaller gasbag enclosing frame supporting guard frames comprises longitudinally and transversely. extending supports p9 and ps and also connecting wires -p8 and a layer of canvas -r3- in the same manner as the guard frame -egof the main gas-balloon inclosing frame -a3.

The side assistant gas-bag inclosing fram/es ai z5- may be secure upon the top of the planes Z1, l 1- projecting outwardlyv from each side of the ship -ain the manner as shown in Fig- 4,

Secured upon the top of the forward and the rear ends of the lateral projections -a, acentrallybetween the main gas-bag inclosing frame a3 and side assistant gasballoon inclosing frames -a", a5- are Inotors -f, 'L- each driving a propeller -t'og and also located beneath said outwardly extending lateral projections -a9, a are hydroaero-planes e5, e5 arranged in pairs located forwardly and rearwardly each side of the ship -a-. 1

Main vertical supports e3 es are also provided with a series of horizontally arranged connecting supports r, r,- and said main supports extend vertically from the body sections of each pair of said hydroaero planes centrally upon the bottom of the outwardly extending lateral projections "a" a--- of the frame -a1`- and connected thereto.

The main supports -es espass through said lateral projections a9 a and project obliquely upwardly through spaces formed between the adjacent compartments of the gas-balloons 7"5, f5 of the gas-bag inclosing frame -a". e3, e3 project centrally to each side of the main gas-balloon inclosing frame a3- opposite to the space #-03- formedbetween the adjacent compartments of the same and having connecting strips -'9, r9- projecting through said space and connecting said supports 03. e3 of each pair of opposite adjacent hydro-aero planes 65, e5 together which are located forwardly and rearwardly each side of the ship -a, as shown in Figures l, 2, 3 and 5.

The gas-bag inclosing frame -aswhich is provided with an outer layer.-L2 is Adivided into three compartments having gas-bags f2,

f3 and f8 detachably secured within the compartments and adapted to fill out the same. Narrow spaces -`0", 03# are arranged between the adjacent compartments which are provided with transversely extending fixed platforms -09, 09- supporting cylindrical water tanks -08, 08- having water pipe connections -g3, g3 projecting i outwardly from said gas-bag inclosing frame closing frame -a3-.

a3- through the openings -g1, gand extending into the transverse gang ways #752, 1?- arranged between the said gasbag inclosing frame -aaand smaller side assistant gas-balloon inclosing frames --a5, i5-

A gang-way q is arrangedoupon the top of the said main gas-bag inclosing frame a3- which extends centrally and longitudinally of the same and said gang-way is secured to the vertical supports al", n1- projecting upwardly from the gas-bag en- The gang-way 9 is provided with fixed seats 08, o8 for o servation purposes. G5 i longitudinally extending gang-way The main supports gas-balloon enclosing frames which are also provided with fixed seats 03, 03'- located at the rear and the forward ends thereof for observation purposes. i

A transverse wire gang-way -gis secured to and extends from the top of the plane of each adjacent opposite pair of the said hydro-aero-'planes 65, e5 into the ship -aas shown in Figures Q, 4 and 5. The hydro-aeroplanes -e"', e5- are also provided with connecting-bars -k1, L1 extending from the bottom planes thereof into the ship -abeneath the gangways Gangways -fl f1 are arranged between the adjacent side hydro-aero-planes -e5 e5- beneath the lateral projections a a which extend longitudinally to the same and have their ends connected to the main supports 63, e3 of the said hydroacropla-nes e1 c5 whichv are located forwardly and rearwardly each side of the ship -aand also having connectingv wires extending vertically upon the bottom of the said outwardly extending lateral projections -a9, a and attached thereto.

Ladders gli QS" extend from each side of the main gas-bag inclosing frame as into the gangway g"- arranged centrally and longitudinally upon the top of the said gas-bag inclosing frame #da and also ladders o1" 01, projecting from'the ends of the gang-ways -c2, 702, into the said gangway g.

Ladders ow also extend centrally from the ship -a into the xed platforms 0 on' arranged between the adjacent compartments of the gas-bag inclosing frame -aS-a Side ladders 01.9, ngextend from said ship -a to the top of the plane -a1- and also ladders -j j5 from the body section of the hydro-aero planes -e5, e5 which project through the openings -jf j and extend vertically to the top of the outwardly extending lateral projections a9, a. v

The gas-bag inclosing frame-aL- which is provided with an outer layer -hz comprises a series of rings 18, lshaving tubular rods r6 r connected to and projecting through the same and extendiner a3- with the exception that the platformsand water-tanks within the spaces of the adjacent compartments are omitted.

Thus it will make obvious that if the ship -ais met into collision with an ob stacle the same canngbbe sunk as the ar- I motor above each of the said Wings rangement of thecentral gas-bag enclosing frame aawith its side assistant gas-bag inclosing frames -a5 a5 and the arra gement-,of the propellers and wings with its side hydro-aero-planes will prevent the saine from sinking. c

Located centrally upon the top plane of each of said hydro-aero-planes --ei e5 is a -jl` which drives crank Wing shaft -L1- by chain connection -L- passing over sprocket wheel -z8-. Said crank Wing-shaft -L1 extends transversely lane e5- and 1s secured upon the connecting supports 73 r surrounding the main vertical supports -e3, 63,' and also pivotally connected to the supports -r, rabove said shaft 1- are a pair of verticallyy reciprocating wings T2 15- which surround the main vertical. supports -e3 c3-; pivotally connected to the upper supports 1', r above said shaft `-L1 are vertically reciprocating wings -r, 1'5.

Extending longitudinally beneath each of T5 115 is a flat rectangular support j2-- provided with a series of wing supports -j3 j3- having one of their'ends pivotally` connected thereto and the other ends hingedly united to the main wing supports a6 a8- which extend-longitudinally to the wings -r5 a5.

wing-supporting arm ffor each of said wings -5, r5 having its upper end pivotally connected centrally upon the bottom of said flat rectangular support -7'2-e and provided with an inte-gral eyelet -llat its lower end and loosely mounted upon the end portion of the crank wing-shaft -L1- and a threaded collar secured at each end portion of said shaft -L1 to keep said integral eyelet -Z1 in its normal point.

Extending above said wings -rs r are coil-springs -klo k1- arranged iny pairs having one of their ends 4connected to the main supports -e3 e3 and the other ends attached to the hooks k lc integral with the main wing-supports aa wing supports are provided with a series of transversely arranged connecting supports -a1". and a wire netting -L10- and a layer of canvas n1- secured to the same. A wire netting rs is also secured within the main vertical supports es e3 and its connecting supports -r rbetween the wings -r5 r5- and a layer of canvas secured to the said netting to serale. as a platformfor the gangway -fas shown in Fig. 6.

Mounted forwardly at the fore end of the ship -rzis a revolving propeller -bprovided with an integral cliainconnection -fv at its rear end with motor `o9. Located rearwardly to said shaft o1 upon each side of the ship -a are revolving propell-ers 'b5 and b1. Propeller b5 driven by motor '-'v2 having' a6 and said inain chain connections -m3- with the propeller shaft m5, and the pro eller -b1` driven by motor o3- provi ed with chain connection `m8- with thel propeller shaft `-m-. Located rearwardly to said motors `oL and -o3f are vertically reciprocating wings Jas les provided with a crank wing shaft -L1 and chain connection vfwith motor shaft -fv5-. The crank shaft `/1"whieh extends longitudinally beneath the wings les 1@ is mounted upon connecting supports 1', 1- of the main vertical sup-V ports which extend from the ship vertically to the bottom of the frame and connected to the transverse supports -c2 e2. Said wings are pivotally connected to the supports -13 -r and having pull spring connections, wing supports, wire netting and canvas in the same manner as the wings r-", r5- of the hydro-aero-planes '6"'*. i

Mounted at the rear en d of the ship -a is a revolving propeller t1 and located forwardly to the said propeller tlupon each side of the said ship aare revolving propellers -t3, t3; and also extending f orwardly .to the said propellers -t3, 113-- arev wings 415, all-of the said propellers and wings are arranged and driven in the same manner as the propellers and Wings of forward end of the ship L as described.

The main as-bag inclosing frame a3-- is provided wlth lateral integral guard strips -nsLnhaving their ends secured to the longitudinally extending supports 393, p3-. The side assistant gas-bag enclosing frames are also provided with integral guard strips 9, Z9 which are connected tothe longitudinally extending supports ofthe gas-bag inclosing frame supporting guard frames -r", r3. 4Lateral connecting strips .Z, Z5#- extending from one of the side assistant gas-bag inclosing frames .-a5, a5- and passing over the top ot the main gas-bag inclosing frame roje'cting to the other side assistant gasag inclosing frame and connected the-reto.

In Fig. 5 is shown the lateral connecting strips `Z5, Z' as passing through the smaller gas-bag inclosing frame supporting guard Wire frames -t3, 253- and the ship -af.

Also located centrally and extending transversely to said ship eL- are a pair of vertically reciprocating wings -g", 'gwhich are arranged in the same manner as the wings las and of' which are located at the forward and the rear ends of said ship -a-.

Located at the rear upon the bottoni of the main gas-bag enclosing frame `a5- lare a pair of manually operating fiat vertical rudders `L", its@ which are pivotally connected to' the supports' h5- projecting also the ship downwardly from the bottom of the main gas-bag enclosing frame a3 and are operated in the usual manner with the rudder of the ship -a.

-In Fig. 7 is shown a. detail view of a spring cushion landing device for the hydroaeroplanes -c5, c5 which are also applied to the ship -af as shown in Figures 2 and 4. Said cushion device comprises a tubular member #p8- provided with integral tubes -p2, gezenclosing coil-springs -'6 and vloosely mounted upon the integral slidable shafts -y70, 521- ot' the support member` 2 which is secured longitudinally upon the bottom of the body sections of the hydro-aeroplanes -e", c, and

-aand having integ al eyelets at eac end thereof to receive straps Coil-springs f, itcsurround said shafts -'1 j1 and have one ol their-'ends secured to the end portions-oil thetubular members -p2, 122- and the other ends connected'to the integral collars ot the support member -g2. i l In Fig. 9 is shown the coil-spring cushion device as arranged transversely upon the bottom of the body section of one of the hydro-aeroplanes located beneath the lateral projections -a9.

Thus having described the invention what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a combined dirigible and sailing ship a main central gas-bag inclosing frame having two smaller' assistant gas-bag enclosing frames arranged longitudinally and extending each side thereof, a flat :trame mounted above said ship upon a series of vertlcal supports, a guard supporting frame secured to and extending centrally and longitudinally upon the top of said {latframe and adapted to receive said main gas-bag inclosing frame therein, a lateral outwardly extending projection from each side of said flat' frame and having smaller gas-bag enclosing frames supported upon the same and each of the samel secured within a supporting guard frame connected to and extending longitudinallyupon the top of the said lateral projections, a pair of hydro-aeroplanes supported beneath each of said lateral projections and located Jforwardly and rearwardly tosaid ship andrigidly connected thereto.

2. In a combined dirigible and sailing ship having gas-bag inclosing frames supported upon a flat frame mounted above said ship upon a series of vertical supports and outwardly extending lateral side projections of the same and each secured within a. guard supporting wire frame extending longitudinally upon the top of said iat frame and outwardly extending lateral projections of the same, a pair of hydro-aero-planes located beneath each of the said lateral projections of ywithin the compartment said frame and each of the saine having a series of main vertical supports provided with connecting support members extending from the body sections of each pair of said hydro-aeroplanes centrally upon the bottom "0 of the outwardly extending lateral projections ofsaid flat frame and connected thereto and said supports passing through the said lateral projections and supporting guard wire frames and projectinor upwardly in an oblique position through ttlie spaces formed between the adjacent compartments of the gas-balloons ot the said gas-bag inclosing frameslocated upon said lateral projections ot' the said frame and having a pair of main 00 connecting strips passing through the spaces formed between the adjacent compartments of'a main gas-bag enclosing frame supported centrally upon said fiat trame and located withina guard frame. i 8J 3.111 a combined dirigible and sailing ship a main central gas-bag enclosing trame having two smaller side assistant gas-bag enclosing frames arranged longitudinally and extending cach side thereotI and supported upon lateral projections and located within guard wire frames. and said main central gas-bag enclosing frame, supported upon a fiat frame above said ship and located within a main guard wire frame extending longitudinally and centrally upon the top of said flat frame and divided into plurality of eompartn'ients, each compartment containing a gas bag detachably securedv and adapted to [ill out the same; a narrow space. between each adjacent compartment and having a cylindrical water tank located upon a fixed platform extending longitudinally within each of said spaces and provided with water pipe connections projecting through eachside of said main gas-bag enclosing frame into a ixed gang-way arranged transversely between the said main gas-bag enclosing frame and its side assistant gas-balloon enclosing frames.

4. In a combined dirigible and sailing ship a main centrrl gas-bag enclosing frame having two smaller side assistant gas-balloon enclosing frames each divided into three compartments and having spaces arranged between the adjacent compartments of the same and said side assistant gas-balloon enclosing frames supported upon outwardly extending lateral projections ot a fiat fixed frame mounted above said ship which sup ort said central main gas-bag enclosing rame, and said frame comprising a series of transversely arranged connecting supports a Wire netting and a layer of canvas, a strip of layer of a tin secured to and extending centrally and longitudinally upon the bottom of said fiat frame,

`a revolving propeller at the forward end of said ship, two revolving propellers rearwardly to the said propeller and located one on each side of said ship, a pair of vertically reciprocating win s above -said .ship between said side propeller-s and having main vertical supports provided with a series ofconnecting supports secured cen- Asame and said assistant gas-balloon inclosing frames, supported upon lateral projections extending outwardly from the sides of a main flat frame ro-aeroplanes supported beneath said lateral projections of said main flat frame and located forwardly and rearwardly upon eachside of said ship, and having main vertical supports -provided i with a serles of connecting supports extendneath each pair of sai bottom said lateral projections, a pair of reciprocating wings for each of ing vertically to the outwardly extending verticall lsaid hy ro-aeroplanes and located centrally beneath said lateral projectionsand havin their inner ends pivotally connected to sai connecting supports ycentrally above the top plane of each of said h crank shaft exteudinoongitudinally bewings and mounted upon said connecting supports, a wing supporting arm located centrally beneath each of said wings having its upperend pivotally connected upon the bottom of a il'at rectangular support extending longitudinally beneath the same and the lower end provided withl an integral eyelet and loosely mounted upon the end portion of said crank wingshaft, a series of wing supports for saidiiat rectangular lsupport having one of their ends'hingedly-connected to the same and the other ends pivotall-y united to a pair of main wing supports extending longitudinally to each of said wingsZ transversely arranged' wing-supports passing through sald main wing supports and ting applied to the same canvas secured tothe nettin arranged upon the top oitt d inally extending mam wing supports and and a layer of integral hooks having a pair of pull spring connections at tached tothe same and extending vertically tothe said main vertical supports of each of and each located central vpellers at t mounted above said vs 1p upon a series of vertical supports, ay pair of hyd t ment containing a gas-bag detachably s edro-aeroplanes, a'

having wire net-f e said longituthe said hydro-aeroplanes and connected thereto,

6. In'a combined dirigible and sailing ship la main gas-bag inclosing frame having smaller side assistant gasballoon inclosing frames extending longitudinally one on each side of the same and supported upon lateral projections extending outwardly from the sides of a main flat frame mounted above said ship upon,` a series of vertical supports and adapted to serve asa plane, two revolving propellers forwardlly above said ship y between the said main and side assistant gasfballoon inclosing frames, a pair of motors located upon the top of the forward end of said main flat plane centrally between said gas-bag inclosing frames and adapted to drive said propellers, a pair of similarly arranged proe rear endof said plane, ladders extending -from the forward and the rear of .said s ip and gas-bag projecting .into fixed platforms, and gang-ways extending longitudinally upon the top ofisaid gas ag inclosing frames and having observation seats arranged within the same.

In a combined dirigible and sailing ship a main gas-bag'inclosing frame havin a smaller `side assistant gas-balloon inclosmg frames located one on each side of the same,

and said mam and each of said smaller side assistant gas-bag inclosing frame divided l into three compartments and each compartcured within -t same, and each of n frames consisting of a series of flat vertlcal- Aly arranged circular rings located transversely tothe said frames and provided with equi-spaced vperforations arranged in pairs y and encircling said rings, a series of tubular rods extending longitudinally to said frames and projecting through said perforations, a wire netting applied to each of said frames and an outer layer of canvas securedto the same, a seriesA of inte ral strips for said main and each of sai side assistant gasbag enclosing frames andhaving their ends connected to a longitudinally extendin suprt of gas-bag enclosing frame guarc w re rames arranved longitudinally upon a flat frame locate above said ship and lateral 'outwardly' extending same, and also a series of connectin strips projecting upwardly-from one of t e side assistant gas-bagy enclosing frames and passing over said central main gas-bag enclosing frame and connected to the opposite side assistant gas-balloon enclosing member. In a combined dirigible and sailing vessel Aa main central gas-bag enclosing lframe having two smaller assistant gas-bag lll yone on each side of the saine, mounted above said ship upon a series oi enclosing frames arranged longitudinally a flat l'ralne vertical supports and supporting said main gas-bag enclosing traine located within a fixed guard wire traine extending longitudinally upon said llat iralne and said side assistant gas-bag enclosing frames extending longitudinally upon the top of outwardly extending lateral projections of said flat frame and each secured Within a smaller fixed guard frame, a pair of hydro-aeroplanes' supported beneath each of the side lateral-projections oli said lat 'traine and located. forwardly and rearwardly upon each side of said ship, a winged device for each MARTIN J ELALIAN. 

